United States of America, Petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar, Principal Deputy U.S. Solicitor General
One week after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the U.S. Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force resolution, granting the president the ability to use “all necessary and appropriate force” against those who planned and carried out the plot. Under the auspices of the law, the United States invaded Afghanistan and engaged in a global campaign to destroy the Al-Qaida organization determined to be behind the attacks. …
